I've read a lot of Agatha Christie novels, and was thrilled when I found this one that I hadn't read yet. I was surprised to see it wasn't a Jane Marple story, as for some reason I thought it would be. Hercule Poirot wasn't involved in it, either, although Adrienne Oliver makes an appearance.
A woman is dying and asks for a priest to make her confession. On his way back to the rectory, the priest stops at a cafe and makes a note On his way once more he is mugged and killed, but the robber doesn't find the note.
This event is mentioned to Mark, the main character in this story, by a friend who is in the police. This story intrigues Mark when he finds out that many of the names on the list are also the names of several people he notices who have died recently, although none are obviously murdered, but from a myriad of natural causes.
He is later introduced to a trio of eccentric women who live in a former inn called the Pale Horse. They claim they can influence a person through a combination of black magic and modern day psychology, and cause their death.
The story revolves around Mark's attempt, with the help of Ginger, the only person that seems to take his concerns seriously, to solve the mystery of how the people die. It is thoroughly entertaining, and kept me interested throughout the book!
This fulfills a requirement on the A to Z Reading Challenge 2013
This also is a book on my Mt. TBR Reading Challenge
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